Political Security Cooperations: Transnational Crime and Illicit Drugs


Cooperation on non-traditional security matters is undertaken under the purview of the APT Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC+3) and its subsidiary bodies: the APT Senior Officials' Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC+3), the ASEAN Directors General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs Meeting Plus Three Consultation (DGICM+3), and the APT Senior Officials' Meeting on Drugs Matters (ASOD+3). The SOMTC+3 Work Plan (2024–2027) covers three priority areas, namely trafficking in persons, terrorism, and cybercrime, while the DGICM+3 Work Programme (2023–2027) focuses on immigration, consular affairs, and border management.

Mechanisms

Ministerial Level

  • AMMTC+3
    ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime

    Latest: 15th AMMTC+3
    Melaka, Malaysia 11 September 2025

SOM Level

  • SOMTC+3
    ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting on Transitional Crime Plus Three

    Latest: Preparatory SOMTC+3 for AMMTC+3
    Vientiane, Laos 27 August 2024

  • DGICM+3
    ASEAN Directors-General of Immigration Departments and Heads of Consular Affairs Divisions of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs Plus Three Consultation

    Latest: 4th DGICM+3
    Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam 14 August 2025

  • ASOD+3
    ASEAN Senior Official Meeting on Drug Matters Plus Three

    Latest: 16th ASOD+3
    Online Conference 7 July 2023

Other Places